Lakes ENT Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner

Department

Lakes ENT

Employment Status

0.6 FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) – 32 hours per week scheduled patient care time; 4 hours per week administrative time.

Benefit Status

Full-Time

Hours

Day Shift

Position Objective

The ENT Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner provides care through assessment, planning, coordination, and intervention. The position delegates aspects of care to nursing personnel and other disciplines upon their job descriptions.

Essential Responsibilities

The following description of responsibilities to be performed is not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, it focuses on the major tasks that must be accomplished.

• Provide assessment for patients experiencing ear, nose, throat and neck issues
• Provide direct treatment to patients, including minor medical procedures
• Establish diagnosis and treatment plan for patients in conjunction with the Otolaryngology (ENT) Physician

Other Responsibilities

• Perform all other related duties as assigned in a professional and responsive manner
• Demonstrate the ability to use relevant equipment
• Support, understand, and promote Alomere Health’s mission, vision, values, policies and procedures
• Ability to meet the work schedule requirements with flexibility dependent upon the needs of the department
• Foster respectful working relationships with professional colleagues, patients, families, and general public regardless of age, gender, lifestyle, culture, beliefs, race, socioeconomic class, or ability

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited PA or NP program
• Maintain National Certification
• Eligible for registration with MN Board of Medical Practice
• First Aid and BLS Certification

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong communication and computer skills
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems while working effectively as a team member with physicians and other staff

Physical Demands

• Floor to Waist Lift (Occasionally)35 lbs to assist in a patient transfer
• Waist to Crown Lift (Frequently) 3 lbs
• Short Carry (Frequently) 5 lbs including charts and supplies
• Front Carry (Occasionally) 25 lbs
• Pushing (Occasionally) 32 lbs force
• Pulling (Occasionally) 41 lbs force

• Forward Bend in Standing (Occasionally) to perform patient cares
• Elevated Work (Occasionally) to access supplies
• Repetitive Squat (Occasionally) to perform patient cares
• Kneeling (Occasionally) to perform patient cares
• Sitting (Occasionally) monitor patients and perform charting
• Standing (Frequently) perform patient cares
• Walking (Frequently) perform patient cares
• Other (Frequently) repetitive finger motion to operate computer

Occasionally = 1% to 33% (up to 3 hours per shift) Frequently = 34% to 66% (3 to 6 hours per shift)

Continuously = 67% to 100% (6 to 8+ hours per shift)